The victim, who works at a landscaping company where Armistead is a manager, told police that he had called Armistead to complain that he was not paid for all of the work he had done.

After they pair hung up, Armistead drove to the victim’s home on Granby Road, where the argument continued.

“The defendant did strike the victim several times in the side of the head and face with a closed fist,” Rossi said.

The man fell to the ground and Armistead drove his knee into the man’s midsection and kicked him, according to a police report filed in Natick District Court on Friday.

When police arrived, the man was bleeding from the side of his head. Police did not say if the man went to the hospital.

Police went to Armistead’s home and he appeared to be drunk, police wrote in the report. police wrote in the report. He admitted he went to the employee’s home, but did not say what happened, according to the report.

Police arrested Armistead and charged him with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (his foot) and assault and battery.

At Armistead’s Natick District Court arraignment on Friday, Judge Martine Carroll released him without bail. Armistead is due back in court on Oct. 16 for a pretrial conference.

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